The McLoughlin Family Foundation focuses its giving on postsecondary access in southwest Michigan, demonstrated by a single, sizable scholarship grant to the Southwestern Michigan College Foundation. Their support appears targeted toward helping local students afford community college and related credential programs. The foundation gives locally and pragmatically, prioritizing direct student financial aid rather than broad institutional operating support.
The Mcloughlin Family Foundation’s largest recent grant is a $35,000 scholarship award to Southwestern Michigan College Foundation in Dowagiac, pointing to a clear emphasis on helping local students pay for postsecondary study. Across its recent giving, the foundation supports community colleges, child welfare programs, youth services, aging services, and local benefit events, with most grants staying in Michigan. The pattern is practical and locally focused: in 2025 and earlier years, the foundation repeatedly backed Cass County and southwest Michigan organizations through multi-year support, sponsorships, and general operating gifts. Several repeat relationships show how it funds. Cass County CASA received grants for general support and the Kin Program, while Lory’s Place was supported through event sponsorship and a Reflections Dinner fund-a-need gift. The foundation also gave to United Way of Southwest Michigan for the Dolly Parton Library Campaign and to the Children’s Advocacy Center for Voices for Children sponsorships. Smaller grants extend to school-related and community service efforts, including the Readiness Center, Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana Cass County, and Cass County Council on Aging. The overall picture is of a family foundation that uses modest-to-mid-sized grants to support local institutions and specific community programs rather than broad thematic portfolios.
In education, the foundation has supported both postsecondary access and teacher development. It gave $35,000 to Southwestern Michigan College Foundation for scholarship support and $10,000 to The Fund for American Studies for its High School Teacher Program. Its child and family services giving includes $20,000 to Children’s Advocacy Center for “Voices for Children,” along with support for Cass County CASA through its Kin Program and general support. The foundation also backed Domestic & Sexual Abuse Services in Three Rivers with a $5,500 general-support grant. For youth and community programs, it funded United Way of Southwest Michigan’s Dolly Parton Library Campaign with $25,000 and supported We Can Ride 4-H Club with $5,000. Senior services appear as well: Cass County Council on Aging received multiple grants for general support, including awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
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Most grants fall between $4K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Concentrated, single large grant approach — one substantial, locally focused scholarship award rather than many small or diversified grants.
Notable grantees: Southwestern Michigan College Foundation
Typical grants are small to mid-sized, with a p25 of $3,500, a median of $5,000, and a p75 of $10,000. The recent record also shows occasional larger awards at $15,000, $20,000, 25,000, and $35,000. Grants appear to recur across multiple years for some recipients, including Cass County Council on Aging, Lory’s Place, Cass County CASA, and French Quarter Festival Inc. The foundation is a family foundation and also funds individuals. Its recent grants are primarily operating support, sponsorships, program-specific awards, and occasional capital or improvement funding.
Giving is heavily concentrated in Michigan: 84% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, and the top state by grant count is also MI. Recent Michigan recipients include Dowagiac, St. Joseph, Cassopolis, Benton Harbor, Vandalia, Three Rivers, and other southwest Michigan communities. Outside Michigan, grants in the recent list reached Washington, DC; Asheville, NC; and New Orleans, LA. All recorded recipient grants were to U.S. organizations.
Recent grants go to scholarship providers, child advocacy groups, CASA programs, youth and literacy efforts, senior services, and community events. Examples include support for Southwestern Michigan College Foundation, Children’s Advocacy Center, Cass County CASA, United Way of Southwest Michigan, and Cass County Council on Aging.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $3,500 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger grants such as $15,000, $20,000, $25,000, and $35,000.
It funds recurring partners as well as one-off grants. Cass County Council on Aging received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Cass County CASA received support for both general operations and the Kin Program; and Lory’s Place received multiple awards across years.
Michigan is the main recipient state, with 84% of grants going to organizations in MI. Recent Michigan recipients are centered in southwest Michigan, including Cassopolis, St. Joseph, Dowagiac, Benton Harbor, and Vandalia.
Its recent giving centers on scholarships and postsecondary access, child welfare and advocacy, youth literacy and recreation, senior support, and community benefit events. Named grants include scholarship support to Southwestern Michigan College Foundation, Voices for Children support for Children’s Advocacy Center, and the Dolly Parton Library Campaign through United Way of Southwest Michigan.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SCHOOLS | ST JOSEPH, MI | $35,000 | 2026 | TEACHER SUPPORT FUND |
| CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER | ST JOSEPH, MI | $20,779 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LORY'S PLACE | ST JOSEPH, MI | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRENCH QUARTER FESTIVAL INC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNDERGROUND RAILROAD | VANDALIA, MI | $15,000 | 2026 | CARRIAGE HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS |
| CASS COUNTY CASA | CASSOPOLIS, MI | $15,000 | 2026 | KIN PROGRAM |
| UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN | ST JOSEPH, MI | $15,000 | 2026 | 3 YEAR COMMITTMENT TO DOLLY PARTON |
| CASSOPOLIS SWIM TEAM | CASSOPOLIS, MI | $12,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BIRTHRIGHT OF ST JOSEPH INC | ST JOSEPH, MI | $10,250 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CASS COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING | CASSOPOLIS, MI | $10,000 | 2026 | MEALS ON WHEELS MAIN SPONSOR |
| THE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2026 | HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER PROGRAM |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY | KERRVILLE, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | KERR COUNTY FLOOD RELIEF |
| READINESS CENTER | BENTON HARBOR, MI | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CASS COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING | CASSOPOLIS, MI | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CASS COUNTY CASA | CASSOPOLIS, MI | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST JOSEPH'S HELPERS | ROCKWOOD, MI | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT - IN MEMORY OF BRIAN FRASER |
| HELPING HANDS OF CASS COUNTY | CASSOPOLIS, MI | $5,000 | 2026 | JUDGE DOBRICK UNITED WAY VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR, AWARD-LEIGH GOYINGS |
| DOMESTIC & SEXUAL ABUSE SERVICES | THREE RIVERS, MI | $5,000 | 2026 | WALK A MILE IN THEIR SHOES FUNDRAISER |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN | BENTON HARBOR, MI | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CASSOPOLIS MAIN ST | CASSOPOLIS, MI | $5,000 | 2026 | GOLD SPONSOR |
| GIRLS ON THE RUN - SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN | ST JOSEPH, MI | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MI LIFE IN NUMBERS | DOWAGIAC, MI | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST FRANCIS OUTREACH | DOWAGIAC, MI | $1,000 | 2026 | SACRED HEART FOOD PANTRY |
| SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE FOUNDATION | DOWAGIAC, MI | $35,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER | ST JOSEPH, MI | $20,000 | 2025 | "VOICES FOR CHILDREN" SPONSOR |
| CASS COUNTY CASA | CASSOPOLIS, MI | $15,000 | 2025 | KIN PROGRAM |
| UNDERGROUND RAILROAD | VANDALIA, MI | $15,000 | 2025 | CARRIAGE HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS |
| FRENCH QUARTER FESTIVAL INC | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LORY'S PLACE | ST JOSEPH, MI | $15,000 | 2025 | RUN, WALK, ROCK-PRESENTING SPONSORSHIP |
| ASHEVILLE GREENWORKS | ASHVILLE, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF |
| CASS COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING | CASSOPOLIS, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| READINESS CENTER | BENTON HARBOR, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER PROGRAM |
| CASS COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING | CASSOPOLIS, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST JOSEPH'S HELPERS | GROSSE POINT, MI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BENTON HARBOR | BENTON HARBOR, MI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WE CAN RIDE 4-H CLUB | BENTON HARBOR, MI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BIRTHRIGHT OF ST JOSEPH INC | ST JOSEPH, MI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CASS COUNTY CASA | CASSOPOLIS, MI | $5,000 | 2025 | EAGLE LAKE TRIATHLON |
| CASSOPOLIS MAIN ST | CASSOPOLIS, MI | $5,000 | 2025 | SPONSOR FOR KID'S AREA |
| BERRIEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | ST JOSEPH, MI | $5,000 | 2025 | FUND A SENIOR CARE KIT |
| DOMESTIC & SEXUAL ABUSE SERVICES | THREE RIVERS, MI | $5,000 | 2025 | WALK A MILE IN THEIR SHOES FUNDRAISER |
| LORY'S PLACE | ST JOSEPH, MI | $5,000 | 2025 | REFLECTIONS DINNER-FUND A NEED |
| UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN | ST JOSEPH, MI | $4,000 | 2025 | SCHOOL SUPPLY SPECTACULAR |
| MI LIFE IN NUMBERS | DOWAGIAC, MI | $3,500 | 2025 | JUDGE DOBRICK UNITED WAY VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR, AWARD-SARA HARTSELL |
| CASSOPOLIS SWIM TEAM | CASSOPOLIS, MI | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YMCA OF GREATER MICHIANA | THREE RIVERS, MI | $1,000 | 2025 | CAMP EBERHART |
| UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN | ST JOSEPH, MI | $25,000 | 2024 | DOLLY PARTON LIBRARY CAMPAIGN |
| CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER | ST JOSEPH, MI | $20,000 | 2024 | "VOICES FOR CHILDREN", 20TH ANNIVERSARY PLATINUM |
| CASS COUNTY CASA | CASSOPOLIS, MI | $15,000 | 2024 | KIN PROGRAM |
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SCHOOLS
$35,000TEACHER SUPPORT FUND
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER
$20,779GENERAL SUPPORT
LORY'S PLACE
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
$15,000CARRIAGE HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS
CASS COUNTY CASA
$15,000KIN PROGRAM
CASSOPOLIS SWIM TEAM
$12,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BIRTHRIGHT OF ST JOSEPH INC
$10,250GENERAL SUPPORT
CASS COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING
$10,000MEALS ON WHEELS MAIN SPONSOR
READINESS CENTER
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CASS COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CASS COUNTY CASA
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST JOSEPH'S HELPERS
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT - IN MEMORY OF BRIAN FRASER
HELPING HANDS OF CASS COUNTY
$5,000JUDGE DOBRICK UNITED WAY VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR, AWARD-LEIGH GOYINGS
DOMESTIC & SEXUAL ABUSE SERVICES
$5,000WALK A MILE IN THEIR SHOES FUNDRAISER
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CASSOPOLIS MAIN ST
$5,000GOLD SPONSOR
GIRLS ON THE RUN - SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MI LIFE IN NUMBERS
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST FRANCIS OUTREACH
$1,000SACRED HEART FOOD PANTRY
SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$35,000SCHOLARSHIP
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER
$20,000"VOICES FOR CHILDREN" SPONSOR
CASS COUNTY CASA
$15,000KIN PROGRAM
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
$15,000CARRIAGE HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS
LORY'S PLACE
$15,000RUN, WALK, ROCK-PRESENTING SPONSORSHIP
ASHEVILLE GREENWORKS
$10,000HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF
CASS COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
READINESS CENTER
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CASS COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST JOSEPH'S HELPERS
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BENTON HARBOR
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WE CAN RIDE 4-H CLUB
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BIRTHRIGHT OF ST JOSEPH INC
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CASS COUNTY CASA
$5,000EAGLE LAKE TRIATHLON
CASSOPOLIS MAIN ST
$5,000SPONSOR FOR KID'S AREA
DOMESTIC & SEXUAL ABUSE SERVICES
$5,000WALK A MILE IN THEIR SHOES FUNDRAISER
LORY'S PLACE
$5,000REFLECTIONS DINNER-FUND A NEED
MI LIFE IN NUMBERS
$3,500JUDGE DOBRICK UNITED WAY VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR, AWARD-SARA HARTSELL
CASSOPOLIS SWIM TEAM
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER
$20,000"VOICES FOR CHILDREN", 20TH ANNIVERSARY PLATINUM
CASS COUNTY CASA
$15,000KIN PROGRAM